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Plant Quality Director

Req #: JR - 132260 Location: Lessines, Wallonia, Belgium Job Category: Quality Date posted: 04/11/2024

Overview

This is where you make a difference in our patients’ safety. As a member of the Baxter Quality team, you will play an essential part in our mission of saving and sustaining lives. Quality is important throughout the entire product lifecycle and works collaboratively with all areas of the organization. Because Quality touches everything Baxter does, a role in Quality provides many opportunities for growth, learning and a successful career that has a daily impact on people’s lives.

  • Support for Parents

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  • Employee Health &
    Well-Being Benefits

  • Paid Time Off

  • 2 Days a Year to Volunteer

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What makes a successful Quality team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit.

  • Detail Oriented
  • Continuous Learner
  • Courageous
  • Collaborative
  • Critical Thinker
  • Influential

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Plant Quality Director

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Summary:
  • Plan, organize, manage, co-ordinate ad control through collaborators the quality assurance activities in plant environment in order to provide products and systems that meet the customer requirements and global regulatory requirements and ae consistent with the Quality Policy of the company and the Quality Policies.
  • Represent the Quality Management System and ensure that the requirement of the ISO 9001, 13485 and GMP’s are implemented and maintained.
  • Be responsible for the Quality Assurance / Control function of the manufacturing site.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that processes needed for the Quality Management System are established, implemented and maintained.
  • Report to management on the performance of the Quality Management System and need for improvements.
  • Ensure the promotion of awareness of regulatory and customer requirements throughout the organization.
  • Manage the plant QA function to ensure that all product comply with customer and regulatory requirements and Company Quality System System Standards.
  • Evaluate trough routine internal audits if all systems are well maintained in order to avoid potential alteration of products and process, and quality management system.
  • Respond to complaints from the market place using internal quality indicators and batch files.
  • Perform additional testing as required and consult with R&D on design related complaints.
  • Ensure the follow up of the SOP and protocols related to product and process changes required.
  • Prepare and manage the annual budget for Quality Assurance department in the plant.
  • Determine the disposition of in process or finished goods produced under abnormal conditions.
  • Ensure that products are released in a timely manner such that a constant supply is available to our customer.
  • Ensure conformance to Corporate and statutory GMP throughout the facility.
  • Ensure necessary improvements in the product quality data the plant executive team to priorities CAPA’s and achieve necessary improvements in the product quality.
  • Lead the site Quality Management review process.


Requirements:

  • University – 5 years : Science / Engineering
  • 10 + years of experience in Quality Management Systems and Quality Manufacturing Operations

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Hear from Our Employees

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Christelle, Senior Quality Manager in Malta

I was an Engineering Graduate with a Master's in Business Administration, and was more inclined toward working with people than with machines. When I came across an opportunity to work with Baxter as a Quality Engineer, it was the perfect combination: a manufacturing environment and a role that required me to collaborate with multiple teams daily. Baxter's mission of saving and sustaining lives gives me all the purpose and fulfilment I need.

Christelle

Meet Lorena, Senior QA Associate in London, UK

I am registered pharmacist in the UK with experience with drug products and final product release. I am very dedicated to my work and accurate in details to ensure correct assessment is provided to our customers to ensure patients' safety.

Lorena

Meet Gary, Quality Research Manager in Singapore

I have always enjoyed working at Baxter and I find here to be a great place to work! Management truly cares for you, and invests time and resources to support your career goals and aspirations. My current role provides me the opportunity to work with culturally diverse teams, bringing different talents together, learning from one another and working toward a common goal and mission.

Gary

Hear from Our Employees

Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Christelle

Meet Christelle, Senior Quality Manager in Malta

I was an Engineering Graduate with a Master's in Business Administration, and was more inclined toward working with people than with machines. When I came across an opportunity to work with Baxter as a Quality Engineer, it was the perfect combination: a manufacturing environment and a role that required me to collaborate with multiple teams daily. Baxter's mission of saving and sustaining lives gives me all the purpose and fulfilment I need.

Lorena

Meet Lorena, Senior QA Associate in London, UK

I am registered pharmacist in the UK with experience with drug products and final product release. I am very dedicated to my work and accurate in details to ensure correct assessment is provided to our customers to ensure patients' safety.

Gary

Meet Gary, Quality Research Manager in Singapore

I have always enjoyed working at Baxter and I find here to be a great place to work! Management truly cares for you, and invests time and resources to support your career goals and aspirations. My current role provides me the opportunity to work with culturally diverse teams, bringing different talents together, learning from one another and working toward a common goal and mission.

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